Characteristic induction motor slip values for variable voltage part load performance optimization
Minimum input power and maximum efficiency occur at a characteristic optimum slip value which can be calculated for any induction motor using methods described. Efficiency is shown to be independent of output power when a variable voltage controller reduces the voltage approximately as the square root of the load torque to maintain the required slip during part load operation. Saturation effects do not significantly change these results. Although a characteristic value of power factor corresponds to optimum slip in the linear motor, it is shown that with saturation there is no single value of optimal power factor. It is also shown that minimum current operation results in much less than optimum efficiency because it requires much smaller than optimum slip.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- OSTI ID:
- 6005295
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Power Appar. Syst.; (United States), Vol. 102:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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